State v. Williams

SATZ, Judge.

A jury convicted defendant, Johnnie Williams, of burglary, first degree, § 569.160, RSMo 1978, two counts of stealing without consent, § 570.030, RSMo Supp.1984, (stealing from a person and stealing a motor vehicle), and leaving the scene of an accident, § 577.060 RSMo Supp.1984. The trial court sentenced defendant, as a persistent offender, to fifty years imprisonment. Defendant appeals. We affirm.

At about noon on April 3, 1984, defendant entered the home of Nancy and Hyman Shukar and confronted Nancy Shukar in the kitchen. Defendant demanded Mrs. Shukar’s purse, and she…